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Pearl writes down seven consecutive integers, and adds them up. The sum of the integers is equal to 28/5 times the largest of the seven integers. What is the smallest integer that Pearl wrote down?

 Jun 12, 2024
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Let's define some variables to help us solve the problem. Let's set the smallest number as n. 

 

We have n+n+1+n+2.......n+6=7n+21

 

Since the sum of the integers add up to 28/5 times the largest number, which is n+6, we can write the equation

7n+21=28/5(n+6)

 

Now, we simply solve for n. We get

7n+21=285n+168/57/5n=63/5

 

Multiplying both sides by 5/7, we get n=63557=9

 

So our final answer is 9. 

 

Thanks! :)

 Jun 12, 2024

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